SLOW MOTION TOURS
Eco-Social Tourism and Education
Agenda for MAY of 2024
17th of May, Friday, at 10.30 - SMT VLG (Valongo) - From the village of the bread and the biscuit to one of the main Porto suburbs (*)
(*) NEW TOUR
29th of May, Wednesday, at 15.30 - SMT3 (Sé B) - The unkown secrets of the centre
How to participate in a tour:
Send an email with your contact informations to:
slowmotiontours.porto@gmail.com
mentioning the DATE and the TOUR that you want to participate in and please try to do it at least until 24hours before the tour.
Otherwise better to use whatsapp contact:
PJP (+351) 93 4476236
Thanks.
Important information about the tour:
Difficulty: accessible (but we will be walking for a while)
Time: around 2h30
Logistics: take comfortable clothing adaptable to the climate circumstances of the day.
Participation fee: with the amount that you feel “Fair” in the end of the circuit
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SMT VLG (Valongo) - From the village of the bread and the biscuit to one of the main Porto suburbs
Valongo in spite of the fact that is situated very near Porto is, at the same time, a really not that well known place for so many people.
Also that many people still ignore the fascinating and so rich past of Valongo as one of the norths main bread and biscuit production centre. Also a land of watermills and millers (Terra de Moinhos e de Moleiros).
In the most recent years with the industrialisation of those sectors a very significant part of the importance of those traditional sectors decreased but fortunately didn´t disappear at all. And that´s part of the history that we aim to reveal in this Tour.
Besides of that, in the most recent decades, with the (cahotic) urbanistic expansion that happened in the Porto Region Valongo was one of the places in which a massive construction took place, in many cases with not so that good urbanistic results.
In spite of that it´s still a city where we can actually still find several relevant rural elements and even culture. Lets go together explore them.
It´s also important to mention that around Valongo we can still walk and visit some sites with Natural interest in value.
Find more about:
What circumstances made of Valongo such an important bakery centre? What´s the connections between Porto and Valongo? What´s the context in which most part of the Portuguese suburbs were created? What important historical events took place in Valongo? Join us and get to know “why”? Along with many other relevant aspects of Valongo and Portugal history, culture, society and ecology.
Meeting point SMT VLG (Valongo) - From the village of the bread and the biscuit to one of the main Porto suburbs
at Valongo Train Station
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SMT3 (Sé B) - The unkown secrets of the centre
In this case we go trought a less known, but not less interesting, area of Sé, closer to the oriental and somehow less touristic side of the city and even of the historical centre.
Find more about:
The first garden in the history of Porto. The public library that has been a war hospital and a convent. What were the “Brasileiros de Torna Viagem” and why they were so relevant in the history of Porto and Portugal. A very special neighborhood among many other relevant aspects of Porto and Portugal history, culture, society and ecology.
SMT3 (Sé B) - The unkown secrets of the centre – PICS
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Meeting point for SMT3 (Sé B) - The unkown secrets of the centre:
In front of Sto Ildefonso Church, at Batalha Square
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Tours not in the programm: it´s possible, if done in a significant time in advance, to book tours in other dates and, if required, in different geographical areas or with different themes. Challenge us!!!
Slow Motion Tours
Slow Motion Tours develops alternative touristic tours and programs with the aim of providing a different way to get to know and get involved into the local reality. Our main focus is in allowing our participants to get to know the local reality in a deep and significant way, like in what relates to social, ecological and cultural aspects. Slow Motion Tours is an independent socio-cultural project based on the development of alternative tourism and eco-social education.
Contacts and Informations:
Slow Motion Tours
email. slowmotiontours.porto@gmail.com
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blog. https://slowmotiontoursporto.blogspot.com/
youtube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ZWO737_JVtSHhXAyIyhBw
Note: Slow Motion Tours is a project with a really informal nature, so it’s an activity that is not covered by any type of insurance, the participants are responsible for their own safety and health. The contribution is destined to support the various organization costs and to support the development of the project itself, as the social partners as well.
Spread the word: we appreciate all the possible and positive (of course) share of our project through your contacts, it´s our most precious way of “publicity”, Muito obrigado ;O)
Partnership and support:
Casa da Horta – Cultural Association
web page. https://casadahorta.weebly.com/
facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/casadahorta.associacaocultural/
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